Hardik Pandya declared that he will win five or six more ICC trophies in his career. After the T20 World Cup 2026 triumph, the Indian all-rounder thanked his partner, Maheika Sharma, stating that since she came into his life, he has been winning everything.
The Men in Blue created history on Sunday (March 8) as they became the first team to defend the T20 World Cup title, win it thrice and win it on home soil by beating New Zealand in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
“I would like to thank my own team, Mohit, Kartik, my physio, my security Siddhant, my nutritionist Nicole, my trainers Sagar, my chef Vijay. I think they have been fantastic. The Hardik Pandya you see is because these people take so much care behind the scenes,” Pandya told the broadcaster after India thrashed the Kiwis by 96 runs in the title clash.
“And since Mahieka (girlfriend) has come into my life, it has only been about winning, only about how Hardik Pandya can move forward. So special mention to Mahieka, to my whole team. I think without them I would not be here. This would not have been possible. No matter how hard you work, but because of their support, because of my wife’s support, that is why we are here and I am very happy,” he added.
Hardik went on to say that he has 10 more years of international cricket left in him and would win five or six more trophies in the next phase of his career.
“I think it sounds very good that I am a senior player now. But I still have ten years left, so half of my career is finished and half is still remaining. I want to win at least ten trophies, ICC and IPL combined, but for me ICC trophies are the most important trophies. I have got three and I would want to win anything which I play for. So I think in the next ten years at least five or six will come, so yeah, that’s my goal,” he remarked.
Reflecting on India’s success, Hardik said: “Yes, it is a very emotional thing for me because winning a World Cup in India, the excitement of the people is a very big thing. It feels like we won the match easily now, but the hard work this team has put in, from yesterday I knew we are champions.”
Hardik Pandya also shared a message to the country, stating that if people put in the hard work, stay quiet and be a good person, they could manifest their dreams.
“I mean this is what life teaches you. When you work hard, when you stay as humans, when you find happiness in other people’s happiness, the divine always gives you a chance. I think this is a learning for the whole nation that no matter what happens in life, if you keep working hard and stay quiet, the divine will take care… I am so proud of both (Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan) of them. They came, they worked very hard, they kept quiet and God has given them the benefit of what they have got now. So I am really proud of them."
Hardik revealed what this victory means to him while also explaining the difference between 2024 T20 World Cup triumph and this one.
"I think in that (2024 WC final) scene there was a lot of difficulty, a lot of things had happened, so this was more about taking redemption, making my fifth comeback. This victory is always what I live for. I have played cricket for this, I want to win trophies, I want to win as many trophies as possible for India,” Hardik stated.
“After Barbados I had said that whichever trophy I play for, I will win. I didn’t say that just to say it, I believe it, and this is just a validation that what I believed has converted into reality. It is manifestation, but I think there is a lot of hard work behind it, it is not just that, a lot of hard work goes into it. The big thing is everyone works hard, but for me whatever results have come in life, I only know hard work. Every time I just work hard, work hard, be a good human being. And because of that many people actually support me,” he concluded.
